U.S. Baha’i News
May 17, 2012 (Latest update: 2012-05-16 15:27:02)
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- May 15National Spiritual Assembly co-sponsors National Race Amity Conference
- May 102012 Baha'i Temple Choral Concert on Sunday, May 27
- May 1Chicago commemoration shines today's light on Temple's history
- Apr 25Interfaith group rallies for action against climate change
- Apr 12Atlanta Baha'i mentors, motivates young men
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- Centenary Press Coverage
- In a garden of Paradise, the Baha’i Faith takes root
- Baha’i Communicators win DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards
- Baha’is Celebrate Centennial of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s visit to America in 1912
- How Baha’is view Christ
- CBS Religion & Culture – What They Believe: Hindus, Zoroastrians, Bahá’ís
- With Spring comes the Baha’i New Year
- Nineteen Days
- ‘Days outside of time’ festival reveres eternal essence of God
- Cornel West praises work of Baha’is in establishing Racial Unity
Feature Stories
- Gilmer’s Baha’i journey a musical one in Wilmette
- Life On Purpose: Marjan Majd
- The art of community expression — Badasht Project shows a way
- Film illuminates spiritual side of 1905 peace process
- Stories of courage, triumph and a touch of romance
- New film ‘Red Tails’ inspires Baha’is to remember those who served as Tuskegee Airmen
- Getting to know neighbors is a celebration for Oregonians
- ‘Being there’ puts Carolinian at center of interfaith space
- Activist’s challenge is to strike a balance
- Planetarium trip displays worlds of difference in framework
Reviews
- New book sponsored by Baha’i Chair for World Peace aimed at promoting diversity in the Arab world
- Interviews with Frances Worthington, author of Abraham: One God, Three Wives, Five Religions
- Zanjan (a graphic novel)
- Novel places plight of Iran’s Baha’is front and center
- A Mystical Journey to Freedom – Without a Camel
This month in the Baha'i Calendar
Calendar: upcoming conferences and events
Profiles
- Edward Price: I realize with astonishment what incredible mercy and kindness Baha’u’llah showered upon me
- Why Baha’i: Staff Members Serving at the Baha’i National Center
- Frederick W. D’Evelyn, the first Irish Baha’i
- Ghodsieh Ashraf: One of the First Iranian Women to Pursue Higher Education in the West
- Honor American Baha’i women this Women’s History Month
Action Alerts
- A Call for Interfaith Actions on Climate Change April 21-27
- Baha’is join faith groups taking action on Int’l Justice Day
- Interfaith Action Days on Global Warming
- Baha’is join social media campaign to end violence against women, July 14-29
- Urge President Obama to Advance the Status of Women Worldwide
Situation of the Baha’is in Iran
- Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education details struggle of Baha’i youth to receive a higher education May 16, 2012
- Fourth anniversary of imprisonment of 7 former Baha’i leaders in Iran comes as persecution intensifies May 14, 2012
- Voice of America broadcasts ‘Education Under Fire’ documentary in Persian May 8, 2012
- ‘Iranian Taboo’ documentary detailing persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran to be screened in the U.S. May 1, 2012
- New York City Bar calls for Iran to release imprisoned defense attorney Abdolfattah Soltani April 27, 2012
- NEW VIDEO released in Angels of Iran documentary series: “A Voice for the Voiceless: Roxana Saberi” April 25, 2012
- VIDEO: Watch footage of the April 1 billboard campaign to free the Baha’i 7 April 18, 2012
- NEW VIDEO released in Angels of Iran documentary series: “For Kurdistan: The Soraya Fallah Story” April 16, 2012
Distinction in Society
Obituaries
104th Baha'i National Convention
April 26 to April 28, 2012
Wilmette, IL
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